‘It’s a nightmare’: Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible crew ‘fear whether they’ll be stranded abroad as UK closes borders… after THAT on-set rant’
Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible crew have branded production a ‘nightmare’ as they fear being stranded abroad after the UK government closed the nation’s borders.
Sources claim staff are terrified they’ll be unable to travel home after filming for the action blockbuster relocated to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month.
The seventh film in the Mission Impossible has been hit with multiple delays after filming was halted last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Worry: Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible crew have branded production a ‘nightmare’ as they fear being stranded abroad after the UK government closed the nation’s borders
A source told The Sun: ‘But the hope was that after the pre-Christmas rows and delays, filming out in the UAE could give the crew more freedom to make headway without hold-ups.
‘Sadly that has come at a price after the UK shut its borders, and now many of the production team – especially the more junior staff who aren’t on big salaries – are up in arms and just want to go home.’
Another source said that star Tom, 58, is adamant filming will be completed in time for Mission Impossible’s planned release date of November 2021.
They said: ‘He’s the most determined person. It’s impressive, but a nightmare.’
Concerns: Sources claim staff are terrified they’ll be unable to travel home after filming for the action blockbuster relocated to the United Arab Emirates (pictured filming in Rome in 2020)
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Tom Cruise and Paramount for comment.
Earlier this week Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that travel bans would be introduced for counties with high-rates or COVID-19 cases or new strains of the virus.
Among them was the UAE, which has seen much attention after a slew of influencers and reality TV stars faced backlash for travelling there.
As of Friday all arrivals who have been in one of the ‘red list’ countries will have to self-isolate immediately for 10 days, and will not be able to reduce their quarantine with a negative test.
Since then all flights to the UK from Dubai have been suspended, though indirect routes will continue to operate.
It comes amid reports that Tom has built a COVID-19 secure studio to complete his upcoming blockbuster.
According to The Sun, the actor is spending millions to adapt a former military base for filming to ensure the rest of the production goes off without a hitch.
Production was thought to be moving to a former tank design base in Longcross in Surrey from Leavesden in Hertfordshire.
It will happen! Another source said that star Tom is adamant filming will be completed in time for Mission Impossible’s planned release date of November 2021
It comes after claims that five crew members ‘quit’ after the actor ‘launched into a second rant’ following his fury about staff breaking COVID rules.
The actor is said to have given staff a dressing down after he caught them breaking UK COVID-19 rules at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden.
A source claimed after news of the first outburst was made public that there has been ‘more anger’ at the already ‘tense’ production.
MailOnline contacted Tom Cruise’s representatives for a comment at the time.
It was also previously reported that the star scolded workers who flouted social distancing rules while filming at Warner Bros. Studios.
Controversy: It comes after claims that five crew members ‘quit’ after the actor ‘launched into a second rant’ following his fury about staff breaking COVID rules
Invoking the no-nonsense attitude of his character, Ethan Hunt, the actor is said to have told them ‘If I see you doing it again, you’re f***ing gone’.
The paper said the dressing down was recorded on an audio tape, in which he is heard to add: ‘And if anyone in this crew does it, that’s it — and you too and you too.
‘And you, don’t you ever f***ing do it again. We are not shutting this f***ing movie down.’
The American actor was reportedly angered after seeing the pair stood less than a metre away from each other at a computer screen.
Shocking: The actor is said to have given staff a dressing down after he caught them breaking UK COVID-19 rules at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden